Chapter 41 (Becca)

                                    

                                          
        I present to you, the little baby of a chapter, chapter 41. Only a five more chapters until the story is over :( It's been a great experience for me to write and publish the book for other people to read.  I really hope you've enjoyed the story to this point! If you have, please vote (the little star, make it orange!) and share "Scream" with your friends! Thank you again. xxx Mona
                          

                          
        My life was starting to brighten up and things were turning towards my favor. Silas and I were happy, school was almost out, exams were over and the dance was tomorrow. I had found my dress for the dance and I planned on going with Silas, my friends and their dates. My mother was back to being health but she was even better then she has ever been. Obviously, she had been full of questions on how she had been cured of the cancer. The day after her recovery, she said to me “When I woke up, I saw Silas in the room. He was the only person in the room and it turns out, he cured my cancer. I don’t know how but if he can help any other cancer patients with whatever he did, he could save thousands of lives.” I’d responded with “What he did was a onetime thing. You were extremely lucky and I don’t think he’d be able to help every cancer patient. It is up to doctors to find a stable cure.” “How did he do it?” Silas had told me how he’d cured my mother, it was life risking but he did it anyways. If it were even possible, the love I’d felt for him was even stronger than before. “I’ll tell you eventually.” I’d told Silas to compel my mother to be accepting in all that I was going to say during this conversation. I felt bad for compelling her, but it was a necessary precaution. Silas had done so much for me already and him risking his own well being made me entirely head over heels for him, more than I was already. I was blessed to be in a significant and flawless relationship with the only man I could ever dream of being with. So far it’s only been a few weeks, but I feel as if Silas and I have been together for years. It was young, new found love but it was cherished and respected. Of course I always worried about the aging factor, how I’d grow old and he’d stay his young, handsome self, I tried my hardest to ignore the thought. I’ll play it by year.  When Silas had told me about the battle with vampires, I had obviously wanted to go and be by his side. I knew it was dangerous and he knew that too. He had made me promise to not go to the battle field. I believed that Silas would take care of himself and if not for his own existence, he’d stay alive for me. Jules had still been cautious around Silas even though I had told him he had nothing to worry about him. Jules had never let his guards down. One day he had asked me “Do you really know everything about Silas?” My first thought had been He knows about Faded Shadows... the more I thought of it, the less likely I knew it was. There was no way Jules could know about Silas’s... kind. I had let the thought pass my mind unnoticed until today. My phone rang beside me and I picked it up to hear Jules on the other line. “Becca I’ve been meaning to tell you. You need to know the truth.” Obviously, I’d been confused. “Silas is not who you think he is. He’s not even human. I know you may not believe me but it’s true.” That’s when I knew that Jules knew about who Silas was. How he knew, I didn’t know. I didn’t respond to him, I just listened. “Becca it hurts me to see him lie to you every day and to see you in his arms every day. Silas is a fake. He is a killer, he is a Faded Shadow.” It was official, Jules knew. I was speechless. The line had stayed silent for what felt like hours. There was nothing I could say except for the truth. “I know.” Another long pause. “What?” was all he was able to muster. Thoughts were swarming around my mind and I came to the conclusion that if I was going start with the truth, I may as well finish with it. “I found out about him at your party.” More silence. “And you stayed with him?” “Yes, Silas is a good person, better than most humans at least. And I feel…” it was odd speaking to Jules about this but I decided to say it anyways. “I feel safe around him.” I didn’t know why I was telling Jules this but I couldn’t stop myself. “He saved my mother’s life, he makes me happy and I… I love him. He is my happy ending.” I could hear Jules’s heavy breathing from the other line. “He is a killer, he murders innocent people!” Jules yelled and his voice suddenly rose. Ignoring his truthful but cruel statement I asked “How do you know about them?” Speaking as if it was obvious he responded. “I can see them.” I knew exactly what he meant; Jules was the Seeing One. He was able to see Faded Shadows even while they were in their true forms. “Does anybody else know about this?” I asked him. “Of course not, I may despise his species, but I’m not stupid. I know that whoever is associated with them is put in immediate danger. That’s why I wanted you to stay away from him and I still want you to.” His voice wavered a little. “I knew what I was doing the moment he told me, and I don’t regret my choice. I’m sorry Jules.” I heard him mumble something foreign before he hung up. I knew that Silas needed to know what had just occurred. So I texted him and kept it simple. –Jules is the Seeing One